Climate Reanalysis/GCM Maps

This interface is used for creating map images of monthly-average climate fields from
reanalysis and general circulation models. Not sure which dataset to choose? Refer to our
Available Datasets page.
You can learn more about reanalysis here
and GCMs here.

Select a Month. In addition to Jan-Dec, you may select annual and seasonal averages.

Choose Plot Type. Average = plot the average across specified time range;
Difference = plot the difference between two specified time ranges.

Select Dataset 1*, then under Span choose: Single to plot values from a
single year; Multiple to average across a range of years from
Start to End; or Specific to enter specific years.

Difference map only — Select Dataset 2* and year Span as in
Step 4.

Choose image Projection (either 2D Map or 3D Globe), and select
desired Region. Check Google Earth for a KMZ file to be generated
with the plot. Check Contour Plot for a contoured image.

Click Plot to render the image.

* Use ERA-Interim (default) if you are not familiar climate reanalyses and GCMs.

CLIMATE REANALYZER™

This website is produced by the
Climate Change Institute
at the University of Maine.
Our institute has more than a 40-year history of polar exploration, and research
contributions to glaciology, climate science, and anthropology.

Climate Reanalyzer™ utilizes and provides access to existing publicly-available
datasets and models. Original data sources are provided on the
Available Datasets page.

HOW TO REFERENCE

Data and images from this website appearing in publications should be cited
using the following language:

We make every effort to provide datasets and visualizations that are
error-free. However, information on this site is provided "as-is", and the
Climate Change Institute and the University of Maine will not be held liable
for errors or inconsistencies if they occur. Please report bugs to the contact e-mail
above.